Motor-vehicle.



No. 810,881. n PATENTBD 11111.23, 1906. L. S. PFOUTS.

MOTOR VEHICLE.

APPLICATIONI'ILED .APR.1,1905.

PATENTEDJANfzs, 1906. Y

f f L. S. PPOUTS. .i MOTOR VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 1, 1905.

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110. 810,881. PATENTBD JAN. 2s, 1906.

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MOTOR VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. l, 1905.

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are provided, w 'ch screws are seated into' the motor-casing. The sleeves 6 are ,pro-

vided with the integral -f`orwardprojectingl arms 25, which arms are connecte together by means of the rod 26, by which arrangement the sleeves 6, to ether with the different parts movable Wit the sleeve, move in unison. ment to the connecting-rod 26 said connecting-rod is provided with the ange 27 o r'its eguivalent, to which is pivotally 'attached t e site end to the arm 29, which arm is pre erably formed integral with the Worm-wheel 30, which Worm-Wheel is rotated by means of the screw 31, which screw meshes with the teeth of ,the worm-wheel. It will -be undery lstood that the shaft 32 of the screw 31 should are provided with the be extended upward and provided with a' suitable crank or wheel. The devices pertaining-to the steering part are conventional only, and Ido not desire to lbe confinedv to any precise arrangement, but

have illustrated the same for the purpose of showing a system for steering the vehicle. To the rear axle 2 are attached the angled brackets 33', which brackets are for the pur-V pose of providing means for connecting the rear ends of the` reach-bars 3 and also providing means for attaching -the rear springs 34. The upright portions of the brackets 33 arms 35, which arms support the rear motors 36, which rear mo- `tors are provided with the attaching-flanges 37, saidilanges being located between the rubber bumpers 38, by whicharrangement the rear motors are cushioned. The gearing for the rear driving-wheels is substantiallythe same as that for' the forward wheels, and, if desired, the mechanism shown connected to the /forward axle may be connected to the rear axle when the' rear'axle is bent in like manner to that of the forward axle, and when so constructed the -rear parts of the vehicle would be a duplicate of the forward parts and all four ofthe traveling wheels could be turned at an angle to the axle in the same manner that the forward wheels are turned.

lt will be understood that by forming the bearing-Shanks 5 hollow andthe ends ofthe axle 1 with openings the conductingwires 3*.) can be carried through the Shanks 5, and

For the purpose of imparting moverod 28, which rod is pivoted at its op o that they are be un erstood also pinion an the driving-geanso by the Shanks,

they vwill not be disturbed in any manner i during the time the various parts carried and ried by *.he Shanks provided with -a common lare changed from owing to the fact located at the pivotal center journaled to the shanks 5 one position to ariothen.

of the arts pivoted to the Shanks 5. It will that' there is absolutely no bending or twisting or straining of the conF necting-wires at any time during any of the movementslof the motors, the gears, traveling wheels. j v

Itwil ybe understood that by my 'eculiar arran ement'lprovideamotorforeae 'traveleel and support the motor in proper operative relationl with the traveling wheels inde ehdent of the body of the vehicle, by whieh arrangement there is no rigid connection as between the the motors, and that the motors never change their position, regardless of thev movements of the vehicle-bod relative to thermming-ge'ar su orting thelbod or the u gether wit t e different parts located upon the Shanks 5 and preventin ,any looseness or accidental displacement of t e parts the nuts 6 are provided, whichv nuts are located upon the lower ends of the Shanks 5. f

body Iof the vehicle and x and the It will be understood that by connecting the casing members 21 and 22 securely to the, lmotor-casing and around orto the stub-axles said casin s act as atie between the motor-v that there can e no possible relative movement as between the earv and the motor-pinion, or, in other W'ors, a rigid 'connection is maintained between the motor-pinion and the gear and said parts are held under all circumstances. .in pro er meshwith each other.

- aving fullydeseribed my invention, what I claim as new, and desiregtov secure by Let- 1. In ajmotorfvehicle, an'axle provided with hollow bearing-Shanks and wires located therethrough, sleeves loosely mounted upon the Shanks and provided with 'motor-supporting stubs and stub-axles, motors secured to the stubs, arms journaled concentrically with the'sleeves upon the Shanks, means for.

communicating rotary motion from the motors to the traveling wheels, and the motors,-

traveling wheels and means for communicating rotary motion to said traveling wheels havin common pivotal points, substantially as an for the purpose specified.

2. In a motor-vehicle, an axle providedwith hollow bearing-Shanks, motors carried gear and traveling wheels carizo ried by the shanks, all of said parts, carried by the -shank and gear-casings proylded with a common lcenter', substantially as' and for the purpose specified.

3. In a motor-vehicle, an axle provided witlrhollow bearing-Shanks, motors carried by the shanks, gear and travelin wheels earriod by the shanks, and all ol ,said parts carfr); Slis,

j n shanks, ,motors supported by the stubs upon 'p and for the purpose speciiied.

center, and the .connectingn Wires located through the hollow Shanks, substantially as 4,. In a motor-vehicle an axle provided with vertical bearing-Shanks, motors and gearzmd traveling Wheels carried upon opposite sides of the 'vertical Shanks, and all of said parte carried by the Shanks, substaritially as and for the purpose specified.

5. In a motor-vehicle, the combination of an axle provided with hollow bearing-Shanks, sleeves loosely mounted upon the bearing- Shanks, and provided with motorettaching stubs, and stub-axles, arms journaled conf centrically With the sleeves upon the axle the sleeves and arms, substantially as and for lthe purpose specified.

6. In a motor-vehicle, the combination of an axle provided with hollow bearingslienlrs, sleeves loosely mounted upon the bearingshanks' and provided Wit-h motor-stubs end stub axles, arms journaled concentricelly kwith they sleeves upon the axles and adapted to support the rear ends of the motors, and means for cushioning the motors, substanu tially es and for the purpose speciied.

` `7. In a motor-vehiele, the combination of an axle provided with bearingshanks,sleeves sleeves and arms, and means for cushioning the motors, and means for steering, substantislly as and for'the purpose speciied.

8. In a motor-vehicle, an axle provided `vith vertical beerin sleeves loosely mount ed upon the vertice bear' lgs, and provided with means for carrying the traveling Wheels, and motors and arms .adapted to carrythe rear ends of the motors, gear and gear-cesings, all arranged substantially as end for the purpose specined.

9. In a n1otorvehicle, an axle, motors, gear and traveling wheels all of said perts having a common and vertical pivoted bearing upon the axle, and the conductingwvires passed through the common vertical point, substantially as and for the urpose specified.

10. In a motor-vehicle, the combination of an axle provided with bearing-Shanks, sleeves loosely mounted upon the bearing-shanlrs and provided with motor-stubs and stubaxles, gear-casings ixedly connected to the motor-casing and around or to the stubaxles, a motor-pinion and a gear-wheel meshing with the motor-pinion, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my naine in the presence of two Witnesses.

Luxor s. Proirrs Witnesses:

, J. A. JEFFERS, ENV. BOND. 

